Mimi Aguglia

Biography

From Wikipedia Mimi Aguglia (21 December 1884 – 31 July 1970) was an Italian actress, who was born in Catania, Sicily while her own mother, actress Giuseppina Aguglia, was playing Desdemona in Othello. She was doing warm up acts for her famous actress mother by the time she was five. She went on to tour both Italy and Europe and became an internationally famous theatrical actress in her own right. She was "discovered" by Hollywood and from the 1930s until her death was a much requested character actress in movies. Her daughter Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005) was also an actress.

Known For

The Outlaw

Anchors Aweigh

The Brothers Rico

Cry of the City

Captain from Castile

We Were Strangers

The Rose Tattoo

Black Hand

All Movies (18)

• The Brothers Rico1957
• The Rose Tattoo1955 · as Assunta
• When in Rome1952 · as Rosa
• Cuban Fireball1951 · as Señora Martinez
• The Man Who Cheated Himself1950 · as Mrs. Capa
• Deported1950 · as Teresa Sparducci
• Right Cross1950 · as Mom Monterez
• Black Hand1950 · as Mrs. Sabballera
• East Side, West Side1949 · as Grandma Senta (uncredited)
• That Midnight Kiss1949 · as Mamma Donnetti
• We Were Strangers1949 · as Mama
• Cry of the City1948 · as Mama Roma
• Captain from Castile1947 · as Doña Hernandez (uncredited)
• Carnival in Costa Rica1947 · as Mama Castro
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Old Lady (uncredited)
• A Bell for Adano1945 · as Rosa Tomasino
• The Outlaw1943 · as Guadalupe
• Una viuda romántica1933 · as Encarna